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Farmers’ participation is key to faster rice varietal replacement in Odisha

There are several reasons for low varietal replacement rates. These include the lack of extension services and access to newly developed high-yielding, stress-tolerant rice varieties as well as the unavailability of the seed when farmers need them. But rice farmers are open to the new varieties if the constraints...

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Agricultural mechanization shaping the future of Burundi’s rice sector

For many African countries like Burundi, agricultural mechanization can be a transformative tool for achieving food security and economic prosperity. ...

Turning rice into wheat:  The U.S. origins of large-scale, capital-intensive rice production (1885-1915)

Farmers in North America met the pressing competitive challenges they faced in the late 19th century through a disruptive innovation in cultivation technology...

Returning to a life with a future

The journey of tribal farmers in Tamil Nadu, India who escaped the clutches of debt by pursuing a well-coordinated conversion to organic farming ...

Guardian of the rice gene galaxy

The International Rice Genebank at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) made worldwide headlines when it received permanent funding from the...

Feeding the world while caring for the planet

The International Rice Research Institute’s new research outcome theme on developing environmentally sustainable solutions for rice systems addresses...

A new varietal delivery program designed to win farmers’ hearts and minds

A new approach in showcasing the advantages of stress-tolerant rice varieties is helping convince more farmers to make better choices.  An H2H trial...

Wild rice

Spikelets of Zizaniopsis villanensis Quarin (IRGC 85425), a distant wild relative of rice collected in Argentina. The plants are maintained vegetatively...

Developing mechanically dense transplanting of single seedlings for hybrid rice production in China

Rice production plays a critical role in achieving food self-sufficiency in China where more than 65% of the population eats rice as a staple food. In...

A woman overcomes the challenge of climate change with stress-tolerant rice

With her crop surviving nearly two weeks of submergence and recovering from an intense flood,  Mrs. Devi had every reason to smile and be proud of her...

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